Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain August 14, 2018 8:26 pm Change Font Size The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University, its Vice-Chancellor and other office bearers on a petition seeking initiation of proceedings against them for criminal contempt of courts for allegedly fabricating a Delhi High Court order to reinstate a professor removed on charges of plagiarism. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notices to the Centre, the varsity, its VC Talat Ahmed, Associate Professor Deepak Kem, Prof Sushant Ghosh (Joint Director, Research) and Registrar AP Siddiqui. The notices have been issued on a petition moved by Hamidur Rehman, a Jamia alumnus, who claims to be an RTI activist. In his petition filed through advocate Deepanshu Gupta, the petitioner has accused the private respondents of fabricating the high court order to give effect to their nefarious design of … [Read more...] about Petition Accuses Jamia, Officials Of Fabricating Delhi HC Order To Reinstate Prof Removed On Charges Of Plagiarism; Notice Issued
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Petition Says Courts Should Use Double-Side Printing To Save Paper, Delhi HC Asks Rules Committee To Examine [Read Petition]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain August 13, 2018 10:44 pm Change Font Size The Delhi High Court on Monday asked its Rules committee to consider changing rules to allow double-side printing in filing while hearing a petition seeking directions that the high court and all subordinate courts in Delhi must use double-sided pages for all pleadings to save trees, water and conserve the environment. The high court is hearing petition filed by the Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (C.A.S.C.) saying use of double-sided pages would halve the requirement of paper, which in turn would cause savings of trees, water and other natural resources. Petitioner’s advocate Virag Gupta said the high court has ordered the Rules Committee to examine the matter preferably within eight weeks and also study practices in other high courts as passing the direction prayed for would require an amendment in the Delhi High Court (Original Side) … [Read more...] about Petition Says Courts Should Use Double-Side Printing To Save Paper, Delhi HC Asks Rules Committee To Examine [Read Petition]
Rights Under Articles 14 & 19 Prima Facie Extend To Overseas Citizens Of India, Says Delhi HC [Read Order]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain August 13, 2018 9:51 pm Change Font Size Court finds glaring errors in Intelligence report on US-based doctor working in Bihar Prima facie rights under Article 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India which is guaranteed to the Citizen of India also appear to be extended to an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holder, the Delhi High Court has said. “In terms of Section 7B (1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, all rights other than those specified in sub-section (2) of the said Section are available to an OCI card holder. Although Article 16 of the Constitution of India is specified in Section 7B (2) of the Act, Articles 14 and 19 are not included. Thus, prima facie, the rights under Articles 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India which is guaranteed to the Citizen of India also appear to be extended to an OCI card holder,” Justice Vibhu Bakhru said. The court has granted time to the … [Read more...] about Rights Under Articles 14 & 19 Prima Facie Extend To Overseas Citizens Of India, Says Delhi HC [Read Order]
Delhi HC Directs PWD To Pay 10 Lakh Compensation To Mother Of 11 YO Boy Who Died After Falling In Uncovered Pit [Read Judgment]
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Apoorva Mandhani August 11, 2018 1:13 pm Change Font Size The Delhi High Court last week awarded compensation of Rs. 10 lakh with interest of Rs 2.47 lakh as an additional sum to the mother of an 11-year-old boy who died during a school picnic after falling into an uncovered rainwater harvesting pit at the Millennium Park in Southeast Delhi. The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to pay the amount to the Registrar General of the Court within four weeks. Detailed instructions were then issued for the Registrar General to disburse the amount to the mother of the deceased child. The Court had taken suo motu cognizance of a news report published by the Hindustan Times in December 2015 regarding the boy’s death. It had then issued notice to the State as well as the Police, seeking to keep track of the progress made in … [Read more...] about Delhi HC Directs PWD To Pay 10 Lakh Compensation To Mother Of 11 YO Boy Who Died After Falling In Uncovered Pit [Read Judgment]
Delhi HC Gives Centre 4 Weeks To File Affidavit On Bias Against Married Persons In JAG Deptt
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Akanksha Jain August 10, 2018 8:22 pm Change Font Size Questioning how marriage can have an adverse impact on a person’s ability to become an officer in the Judge Advocate General department of the Indian Army, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Centre to file a comprehensive affidavit in response to a petition alleging institutionalised discrimination against married women from entering JAG department. The high court gave the Centre four weeks to file its affidavit. The court is hearing a petition moved by Kush Kalra seeking to declare unconstitutional the eligibility conditions of the JAG department which prohibits entry of candidates on ground of gender or marital status in JAG. While Kalra moved court against married women being discriminated against, the Army had, in an affidavit filed before the high court, said not only married females, but even married males are now prohibited from entry into … [Read more...] about Delhi HC Gives Centre 4 Weeks To File Affidavit On Bias Against Married Persons In JAG Deptt